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QuickLook

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<i>Instant File Previews, Just Press Space</i>
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The most powerful Quick Look implementation for Windows

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<b>The Problem</b>
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<b>Superpowers</b>
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<b>Get Started</b>
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<b>Extend</b>
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💡 The Problem

Ever wished Windows had macOS's Quick Look?

You know the drill: you want to peek at a file, so you double-click, wait for an app to launch, view the file, close the app... exhausting, right?

macOS users? They just press <kbd>Space</kbd>. Instant preview. Any file.

Now Windows has it too. 🎉

QuickLook brings that buttery-smooth, instant-preview experience to Windows. No more waiting. No more opening heavy applications just to peek at a document.

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WITHOUT QuickLook: ┌─────────────────┐ │ 1. Double click │ │ 2. Wait... │ │ 3. App loads │ │ 4. View file │ │ 5. Close app │ └─────────────────┘ ⏱️ ~10 seconds

WITH QuickLook: ┌─────────────────┐ │ 1. Press SPACE │ │ 2. Done! ✨ │ └─────────────────┘ ⚡ ~0.2 seconds

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🚀 Superpowers

What Makes QuickLook Extraordinary

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⚡️ Lightning Speed

Instant previews with zero lag

Native performance that feels like magic

Hardware-accelerated rendering

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🎨 Gorgeous Design

Fluent Design System integration

Beautiful on 4K displays

Touch-optimized interface

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🌈 100+ Formats

Images, videos, documents, code

3D models, archives, fonts

Extensible with plugins

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#### 📸 Visual Files
- 🖼️ Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, RAW)
- 🎬 Videos (MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV)
- 🎨 Photoshop (PSD), Illustrator (AI)
- 📐 3D Models (OBJ, STL, FBX)
- 🎭 Animated GIFs & APNGs

#### 📄 Documents
- 📝 PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- 📋 Text files with syntax highlighting
- 📊 Markdown with live rendering
- 📜 E-books (EPUB, MOBI)
- 📑 Comics (CBZ, CBR)

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#### 💻 Developer Files
- 🐍 Python, JavaScript, C++, Rust
- 🌐 HTML, CSS, JSON, XML
- ⚙️ Config files (YAML, TOML, INI)
- 📦 Archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR)
- 🔧 Binary files with hex view

#### 🎵 Media
- 🎵 Audio (MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC)
- 🎼 Sheet music
- 🎨 Fonts (TTF, OTF, WOFF)
- 🖌️ Vector graphics (SVG, EPS)
- 📹 Subtitles (SRT, ASS)

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🎯 Works Everywhere

File Explorer

Native integration

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Open/Save Dialogs

System-wide support

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3rd Party Managers

Total Commander, xplorer²

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Cloud Storage

OneDrive, Dropbox ready

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📦 Get Started

Choose Your Adventure

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Microsoft Store

Recommended for most users

✅ Automatic updates
✅ Sandboxed security
✅ One-click install

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<sub>⚠️ Limited Open/Save dialog support</sub>

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Installer

Full-featured experience

✅ Complete functionality
✅ Open/Save dialog support
✅ Portable option available

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<sub>💎 Get the full power</sub>

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Scoop

For command-line lovers

✅ Easy updates
✅ Reproducible installs
✅ Version management

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powershell

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install quicklook

<sub>🤓 Power user choice</sub>

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Nightly

Live on the edge

✅ Latest features
✅ Bug fixes first
⚠️ May be unstable

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<sub>🌙 Experimental builds</sub>

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| Feature | Store | Installer | Scoop | Nightly |
|---------|-------|-----------|-------|---------|
| Auto-updates | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| Open/Save dialogs | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Portable mode | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Stability | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅ |

📖 Read the full comparison

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⚡ Quick Start in 10 Seconds

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Step 1️⃣  Install QuickLook
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Step 2️⃣  It runs automatically
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Step 3️⃣  Select any file
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Step 4️⃣  Press SPACE
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Step 5️⃣  🎉 Magic happens!

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💡 Pro Tips:
- QuickLook lives in your system tray
- Works with any file in File Explorer
- Use arrow keys to preview multiple files
- Press Esc or Space again to close
- Drag files directly from the preview!

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⌨️ Master the Shortcuts

Your New Superpowers

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🎮 Basic Controls

| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| <kbd>Space</kbd> | Toggle preview |
| <kbd>Esc</kbd> <kbd>Space</kbd> | Close window |
| <kbd>Enter</kbd> | Open file |
| <kbd>↑</kbd> <kbd>↓</kbd> | Next/Previous |

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| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| <kbd>←</kbd> <kbd>→</kbd> | Navigate files |
| <kbd>Mouse Click</kbd> | Select file |
| <kbd>Page Up</kbd> <kbd>Down</kbd> | Scroll content |
| <kbd>Home</kbd> <kbd>End</kbd> | Jump to start/end |

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🎨 Advanced

| Key | Action |
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| <kbd>Wheel</kbd> | Zoom (images) |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Wheel</kbd> | Zoom (PDFs) |
| <kbd>L-Click Drag</kbd> | Rotate 3D |
| <kbd>M-Click Drag</kbd> | Pan 3D |

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💡 Pro Tip: You can navigate files using arrow keys even when the preview window isn't focused!

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🧩 Extend

Supercharge QuickLook with Plugins

Transform QuickLook into a universal file viewer

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OfficeViewer

Preview Word, Excel & PowerPoint files

No Microsoft Office required!

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✅ Native Office formats
✅ Standalone viewer
✅ Fast rendering

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PdfViewer-Native

Enhanced PDF viewing with WebView2

Modern, fast, feature-rich

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✅ Smooth scrolling
✅ Search & annotations
✅ Hardware acceleration

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PostScriptViewer

Preview .ps and .eps files

Perfect for designers

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✅ Vector rendering
✅ High quality output
✅ Professional formats

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CADImport

View CAD files natively

.dwg, .dxf, .plt, .cgm

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✅ Engineering drawings
✅ Architecture files
✅ Technical diagrams

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📦 How to Install or Upgrade Plugins

1️⃣ Download

Get the .qlplugin file

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2️⃣ Install

Ensure QuickLook is currently running, select the file and press Spacebar.

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3️⃣ Restart

Click on the Install button, then restart QuickLook.

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📦 How to Remove Plugins

1️⃣ Quit

Quit QuickLook.

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2️⃣ Navigate

Navigate to the Data location.

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3️⃣ Remove

You should find several folders. Remove the one you do not want to use.

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💖 Community

Join Thousands of Happy Users

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QQ Group

Join our Chinese community

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Translate

Help QuickLook speak your language

Make it accessible

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Star Us

Show your support

It means a lot!

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👨‍💻 For Developers

Interested in contributing? Check out our development resources:

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🙏 Credits

Built with Love by Amazing People

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Design Team

@OiCkilL
@QubitsDev
@Donno
@Shomnipotence

Fluent UI & Icons

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Contributors

Our Amazing Team

Code, translations & ideas

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Open Source

Libraries We Use

Standing on giants

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You!

Every User Matters

Thank you for using QuickLook

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📜 License

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QuickLook is free and open source under GPL-3.0

Free software, free forever. No ads, no tracking, no premium tiers.

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Need commercial licensing? Contact us for sublicensing options.

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Your support keeps this project alive and improving

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<sub>Made with ❤️ by the QuickLook community</sub>

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README.md

💡 The Problem

Ever wished Windows had macOS's Quick Look?

🚀 Superpowers

What Makes QuickLook Extraordinary

⚡️ Lightning Speed

🎨 Gorgeous Design

🌈 100+ Formats

🎯 Works Everywhere

📦 Get Started

Choose Your Adventure

Microsoft Store

Installer

Scoop

Nightly

⚡ Quick Start in 10 Seconds

⌨️ Master the Shortcuts

Your New Superpowers

🎮 Basic Controls

🔍 Navigation

🎨 Advanced

🧩 Extend

Supercharge QuickLook with Plugins

OfficeViewer

PdfViewer-Native

PostScriptViewer

CADImport

📦 How to Install or Upgrade Plugins

📦 How to Remove Plugins

💖 Community

Join Thousands of Happy Users

QQ Group

Translate

Star Us

👨‍💻 For Developers

🙏 Credits

Built with Love by Amazing People

📜 License

⭐ Like QuickLook? Star the repo!